Job summary
The Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) will use
specialist knowledge and skills to provide healthcare autonomously to patients
in Healthier West Wirral. The ACP is accountable for independent, competent clinical
decision-making including assessment and diagnostic skills, for patients within
our Care Homes and Practices. In addition to this the ACP is also responsible
for appropriately referring patients to relevant colleagues or specialties for
any necessary follow-up, inpatient, or outpatient review and/or investigations.
They will communicate and work collaboratively with the general practice team
to meet the needs of patients, supporting the delivery of policy and
procedures.
Main duties of the job
Assess, diagnose, plan, implement and evaluate treatment/interventions and care for patients presenting with an undifferentiated diagnosis.
- Prescribe and review medication appropriate to patient needs and in accordance with national and practice protocols, and within scope of practice.
- Visits to care homes within the PCN as part of care home ward rounds to deliver proactive care reviewing routine (non-urgent) follow ups and review patients who have recently been discharged from hospital.
- Create and review personalised care and support plans for each resident Identification of residents of concern for preventative/proactive admission avoidance.
- Work alongside the MDT to conduct proactive care planning including DNACPRs, Advance Care Plans, RESPECT, Emergency Health Care Planning to improve care and reduce avoidable admissions.
- Manage a caseload of complex clients using advanced problem-solving skills and advanced clinical reasoning skills.
- To maintain accurate documentation and patient records Liaising with supervising GP of Care Home / Community Services/Secondary Care /families/NOK where required Holistic assessments supported by Community Primary Care Team to assess, plan and deliver specific interventions for patients in care home and supportive living settings.
About us
Who are we..?
Healthier West Wirral PCN supports a population of over 70,000 patients across 6 different Practices including Marine Lake Medical Practice, Myrtle Group Practice, Upton Group Practice, West Wirral Group Practice and Greasby Group Practice.
We are an ambitious and forward thinking organisation that has already had much success building a large PCN team including Physician Associates, Phamacists, Care Coordinators and Paramedics.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical
Responsibilities:
Direct responsibility for assessment, examination, investigation,
and diagnosis of patients within their area of work.
Appropriately treat patients, resulting in the safe
management and appropriate referral or discharge of patients with
undifferentiated and undiagnosed presentations.
Manage own caseload and clinical priorities according to
agreed protocols and working practices.
Participate in multidisciplinary clinics, patient reviews,
and multidisciplinary team meetings.
Undertake a variety of clinical skills and provide
treatment/ advice as per specialty and scope of practice. Using agreed
protocols of clinical practice and professional guidelines.
Within scope of practice and clinical competence request
and / or undertake diagnostic procedures and clinical investigations related to
plans of care.
Utilise scope of practice to undertake Non-Medical
Prescribing role and provide advice on medicine management issues associated
with the patient specialty group.
Utilise advanced knowledge and skills relating to the specialty
to provide specialist advice to other members of the multidisciplinary team based
on patient assessment.
Lead in the development and updating of referral guidelines
and policies for the service.
Use highly developed communication skills to effectively
communicate with colleagues, patients, and their relatives/carers, making
reports and liaising as required with medical staff and other members of the
multidisciplinary team both verbally and in writing.
Use professional judgement to act as an advocate for
patients to ensure a patient focused approach to the delivery of care. Support
and enable patients and carers to make informed decisions relating to their
treatment and management. Escalate any concerns via the professional structures
as required.
Report and raise concerns related to Safeguarding,
accessing advice and support as required. Be conversant with Trust policies for
safeguarding including the assessment ofmental Capacity, and consideration of Deprivation of
Liberty Safeguards (DOLS) and the application
of the principles of Prevent (counter terrorism awareness)
Ensure effective and accurate verbal or written handover of
patients between healthcare professionals.
Ensure that high standards of all documentation are
maintained, with accurate, complete, and up-to-date information regarding patient care are kept
in accordance with standard.
Prescribing
medications and treatments in accordance with clinical guidelines and
protocols.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- The post holder will be a registered healthcare professional and hold an MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice or equivalent at MSc level. They will be an independent Non-Medical Prescriber registered with their relevant professional body. They will practice at an advanced level demonstrating in depth knowledge and competence in all aspects of acute, community, primary, social care medicine, encompassing advanced assessment, critical thinking and clinical management skills that are evidence based and deliver high quality patient centered care.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website .
Employer details
Employer name
Healthier West Wirral Primary Care Network
Address
156 Common Field Road
Woodchurch
Birkenhead
CH49 7LP